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However it was in that home under the care of his father that the year old died. His father Michael Miller now stands accused of killing him. ADVERTISEMENT Miller who is a heavyset man says he was putting up Christmas decorations Friday afternoon when he fell on top of the child. But the Iberia Parish Sheriff s Office investigated the case and arrested him Saturday morning for second degree murder. A bond has been set for Miller. The nature of Dylan s injuries and his death are expected to be released today following an autopsy and forensic examination by the Iberia Parish Coroner s Office. The Louisiana Department of Social Services will be cooperating in the investigation. Cleo Joffrion Allen press secretary for the DSS said the department has been involved with Dylan and his mother Hayley Louviere since March . Allen said Louviere s three children were placed in foster care in July . Hayley said it was because she had failed two drug tests following what she called unfounded allegations that she had neglected her children. Later Allen continued We became involved with the father when he first came to our attention as a potential placement for his son in August . The father has had custody since July . Since then the Louviere family has filed two complaints against Miller Allen said. The first was in mid November from the mother. Allen said the Office of Community Service was in the process of investigating an allegation of neglect and to date had found no indication of either abuse or neglect. The second allegation came on the day of the child s death just minutes before the call came in. Allen said Dylan s mother came into the office for another reason and while she was there she told the worker she had observed bruises on Dylan. We were in the process of the intake report when we were called to the scene he said. Since that moment Hayley and her mom Myra Colson have been vocal about how OCS handled the entire situation from removing the children to how they placed Dylan. Hayley Louviere said she was trying to right her wrongs. She lost custody of her three kids after she failed two drug tests for Xanax and marijuana following allegations that she was neglecting her children. That was the hardest part of my life when I lost my kids she said. Afterward she said she fell in with a bad crowd and got into more trouble. She went to jail for about seven months and went into the th Judicial District Drug Court and says she remained clean throughout. But they said that apparently was not good enough to get her kids back. Instead they said OCS opted to put Dylan into a home with a man who cared little for Dylan and who was quick to abuse him. But Allen said the department deals in facts and had found no indication of wrongdoing within Miller s home. We are heartsick when any child is hurt Allen said. Our primary focus is always the safety and well being of the child. Post a Comment View All Comments When I got through half the story I already knew it was going to be a case of drug use. I have a wild theory. The drugs Xanax Lortabs oxycontin and a few others were specifically designed by the drug companies to try and get a piece of the black market drug business. They sat in the board room and were going over the figures that showed Americans use billion dollars of illegal drugs a year. So they designed a drug that would be extremely appealing. One that would be very addicting one that would be affordable. The outcome was Xanax and Lortabs. Ask the Coroner of Iberia Parish how many overdose deaths he has seen in the last few years. he ll tell you it has tripled. The new drug dealer is not on the corner or lurking in the back alley. he s got a store front and open to the public. There is a quiet epidemic out there. The new drug dealer is a retired and on social security. In Acadiana there are over old folks who get a prescription for Lortabs painkiller and sell their pills for times the actual cost. How do I know this I am aware of about or so in this small town. So between all the towns in Acadiana that should amount to about . No I don t use the product. I employ a few guys who live on the shady side of town and they tell me all about the latest trends. Posted by porkbrains on Tue Dec am The whole situation is terribly sad . Born to irresponsible parents and the child is left to suffer . Hopefully the other two children are in a good home far away . Posted by Pamda on Tue Dec am I m agree SAD but the blame starts at the beginning of birth. It s sad that little Dylan will never grow up to show other children that just because you come from an abusing home does not mean that you can make the cycle stop. And teach other families how to have a healthy and loving family without abuse. Posted by dailyreader on Tue Dec am What should have happened is the offender should be taken to the court house steps and publicly beat to death. Oh I forgot we are too civilized God bless the child and all the surviving children in similar situations. Posted by retcop on Tue Dec am Sorry the blame starts when the mother failed drug tests and lost her kids Not just Dylan but two others as well Where are those children now Posted by nispikers on Tue Dec am Post a Comment View All Comments Originally published December Print this article Email this to a friend Subscribe Now Zoom Photo Submitted photo Dylan Louviere is seen in this photo submitted by his family with his sisters Alyssa Baudoin and Britany Louviere . Dylan died Friday under the care of his father who has been arrested on second degree murder charges. ADVERTISEMENT Gannett Louisiana Online Network Alexandria Lafayette Opelousas Monroe Shreveport Contact Us Subscribe Place an ad Copyright The Advertiser All rights reserved. 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